Gyenge

Gyenge

Meaning:

weak

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

DJANGO, the savior of the weak.

Example sentences:

Nyelvekből jó vagyok, de matekból nagyon gyenge.

I’m good at languages but very weak in maths.

[Languages-out-of good am-I, but maths-out-of very weak.]

Két hétig beteg voltam és még mindig gyenge vagyok.

I was sick for two weeks and I’m still feeling weak.

[Two weeks-for sick was-I and still weak am-I.]

Related terms:

erős – strong (but also “spicy”)

legyengül – to get weaker (e.g. from a disease)

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